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Burma
Burma (now officially called the Union of Myanmar) was part of the Bengal Presidency.
Geography
Places in Burma:
History
Military
- 1st Burma War - 1823-24
- 2nd Burma War - 1852-53
- 3rd Burma War - 1885
Railways
Records
Baptism, Marriages and Burials for Burma are included in the Bengal returns (N/1) up to 1936. Records for 1937 to 1959 are in a seperate series N/10 with a single index for Burma BMBs.
External links
- Burma Wikipedia
- British rule in Burma Wikipedia
Online Books
- Travels in south-eastern Asia, embracing Hindustan, Malaya, Siam, and China: with notices of numerous missionary stations, and a full account of the Burman Empire; with dissertations, tables, etc by Howard Malcolm 2nd edition 1839 2 volumes in one. Book 2 with index follows page 276 of Book 1 Google Books
- Rough Pencillings of a Rough Trip to Rangoon in 1846 by Colesworthey Grant 1853. With illustrations Archive.org